Management
Supply chain management
This week’s readings suggest that technology is at the center of changes taking place in supply chain management. In this discussion you will take a closer look at innovative technologies that companies are implementing to streamline their supply chain operations and examine how these new technologies have affected their business performance.
For your initial post provide an example of a company that has been innovative with the implementation of new technology in their supply chain network. You can select a company on your own (using credible sources) from your textbook or from assigned readings. Your post must include the following:
Name your chosen company and describe their business, then explain how they have implemented change in their supply chain through technological innovation.
Explain how technology has changed the company, improved its supply chain management, and stimulated its competitive advantage.
Provide one example of another new technology that you think might further improve the company’s supply chain operations and increase its global efficiency and competitiveness.
Developing Network Management Strategies
Write a 2 page paper addressing the following elements in your paper:
Explain the similarities and differences between Scientific Management and Strategic Management.
Explain whether Strategic Management could have been developed without Scientific Management as its predecessor.
Include a title page and 3-5 references. Only one reference may be from the internet (not Wikipedia). The other references must be from the Grantham University online library. Please adhere to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA), (6th ed. 2nd printing)
Traditional methods of management
Write a 2 page paper addressing the following elements in your paper:
Explain the similarities and differences between Scientific Management and Strategic Management.
Explain whether Strategic Management could have been developed without Scientific Management as its predecessor.
Include a title page and 3-5 references. Only one reference may be from the internet (not Wikipedia). The other references must be from the Grantham University online library. Please adhere to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA), (6th ed. 2nd printing)
Cybersecurity Planning and Management
Select ONE ARTICLE from the following links and summarize the reading in your own words. Your summary should be 2-3 paragraphs in length and uploaded as a TEXT DOCUMENT. Click the link above to submit your work. There is an EXAMPLE attached to show you the format requirements.
What is most important is that you use YOUR OWN WORDS to summarize the news article. It is essential that you do not copy text directly from the Internet. Plagiarism is unacceptable. You can easily avoid this by rephrasing the contents and summarizing it using your own words.
Performance Appraisal and Application to Training
In this homework assignment, you will develop a table on performance appraisals (PA) and how they are applied to training.
In column 1, identify three different types of PAs that can be offered.
In column 2, analyze how the PA can be applied to a training effort.
In column 3, identify one type of training and one assessment tool for each PA that could be used to identify training success.